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noun · femininethird declension

īnfrāctiō

īnfrāctiō f (genitive īnfrāctiōnis)
Classical[ĩːˈfraːk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[iɱˈfrak.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. breaking to pieces
  2. figurativelyweakening

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīnfrāctiōīnfrāctiōnēs
genitiveīnfrāctiōnisīnfrāctiōnum
dativeīnfrāctiōnīīnfrāctiōnibus
accusativeīnfrāctiōnemīnfrāctiōnēs
ablativeīnfrāctiōneīnfrāctiōnibus
vocativeīnfrāctiōīnfrāctiōnēs

infractĭo, ōnis, f. infringo,
I. a breaking to pieces, Prisc. 1282 P.—
II. Trop., a weakening: infractio et demissio animi, despondency, Cic. Tusc. 3, 7, 14.

Origins

īnfrāctus, perfect passive participle of īnfringō (“to break (off), weaken”) + -tiō

Quick answers

What does īnfrāctiō mean in Latin?
īnfrāctiō, a noun, means “breaking to pieces; weakening”.
What is the genitive of īnfrāctiō?
The genitive singular is īnfrāctiōnis. īnfrāctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce īnfrāctiō?
In classical Latin, [ĩːˈfraːk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱˈfrak.t͡si.o].